E-CHIMES

A Weekly Update of Joys, Concerns and Ministry with

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship Hour

10:30 a.m.

Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Pastor's Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

(Fridays: Pastor's day off, office closed)

OUR MISSION

We are committed to inspiring a

sense of identity and belonging

through love, faith, and service in Jesus Christ

February 17, 2011

Our email is churchoffice@fpcmp.org

Our website is www.fpcmp.org

Church Phone 989-773-9609

Pastor Hanna’s phone 989-317-0820

Email address Revslhanna@gmail.com

In This Issue:

·      Prayer concerns

·      Ellen Scheide Donates Blood Stem Cells for Leukemia Patient (NEW)

·      Mistaken Identity (NEW)

·      Thank You from SJP (NEW)

·      Annual Rummage Sale

·      Lectionary Readings

·      A Glimpse at The Week Ahead

·      Looking at Events in the Church, Around the Town and Beyond

·      Birthdays and Anniversaries

·      Web Links of Interest

PRAYER CONCERNS

Prayers of Concern Shelly Roy, John Kingsnorth (Nancy Klunzinger’s brother), Sarah Cox,Sue Blodgett, Cindy Miles, Warren Long, Tim O’Brian ( The Loubert’s brother-in-law), Alfred O’Brian (The Loubert’s nephew), Bill Theunissen, and Malaysia and Singapore.

 

Prayers of Sympathy for the family and friends of Dean Russell who died February 9, 2011 at the age of 99.

Creator God, who cared for us all, you have given us an opportunity to help our brothers and sisters in Christ who wait in agonizing silence, praying for release from the burdens of debt and medical bills they cannot pay.  Help us to advocate for health care for all your children, for we know your heart breaks for the suffering of our neighbors.  Give us wisdom and courage as we make decisions that may not always benefit us, but surely will be of benefit to others.  In Jesus Christ we pray.  Amen.

Prayer taken from the 2011 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.

Ellen Scheide Donates Blood Stem Cells for Leukemia Patient

Read about Ellen's response to the Project Life, a program at Presbyterian College to join the National Marrow Donor Program: http://www.presby.edu/news/feb/1411-donor.html

Mistaken Identity

If you wore a black (or dark navy) peacoat to church on Sunday, check to see if the same jacket came home with you. Sallie did not see hers on the coatrack as she left church on February 13. It was a warmer day and wearing a lighter coat felt wonderful!!

 Thanks,

Sallie

Thank You from Social Justice & Peacemaking

Social Justice and Peacemaking Committee wants to give a BIG thankyou to all who helped with the Mobile Food Pantry at West Intermediate this past Saturday.  There were those who brought in food for snacks, those who were here at the church to receive those snacks and those who plated up the snacks for distribution on Saturday.  There were also those of you who were there on Saturday to help pass out the food to the needy community members.  Thank you and God Bless each and every one who participated in this very important mission.

Annual Rummage Sale

FEBRUARY – VALENTINE’S DAY

MARCH – ST PATRICK’S DAY

APRIL – SHOWERS AND EASTER

MAY – FLOWERS

JUNE – RUMMAGE SALE ON JUNE 11TH

It is never to early to start planning or to start putting items away for PW’s awesome rummage sale scheduled for June 11th .  Let’s face it.  It’s cold; you are stuck inside.  What else can you do on these frigid days.  You will feel sooooooooooooooo good after you have cleaned out that closet and boxed up your things for the sale.  So good that you will decide to clean and straighten out those drawers in the bedroom, maybe in the extra bedroom too.  On to the basement!  Now you’re on a roll…..let’s unload all those things you don’t use anymore, never used, couldn’t figure out how to use or plain don’t want to use.  Give it to PW!   Done!  Now don’t you feel better?  Good!  And you will be supporting PW by helping them raise money for local missions and maybe a special church project.  Thanks for your support.

 

LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday February 20, 2011

Leviticus 19: 1-2, 9-18

I Corinthians 3: 10-11, 16-23

Matthew 5: 38-48

 

A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday - Thursday)

All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted

Thursday February 17, 2011

 

6:30 pm  Handbell Choir Rehearsal

 

7:30  pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

 

Sunday February 20

9:30 am Adult Bible Study

9:45 am Chancel Choir Rehearsal

10:00 am Children’s Choir Rehearsal

10:30 am Worship & Sunday School/New Member Recognized

            “God in Between”  by Rev. Sandra Lee Hanna

11:30 am Fellowship Hour

 

Monday February 21

11:00 Personnel Committee Meeting

1:00 pm  Staff Meeting

5:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting

 

Tuesday February 22

12:30 pm Book Club

7:00 pm Rachel Circle meets

Wednesday February 23

6:00  pm  Discussion Group

8:00 pm AA

 

Thursday February 24

6:30  pm  Handbell Choir Rehearsal

7:30  pm  Chancel Choir Rehearsal

LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTS IN THE CHURCH, AROUND THE TOWN AND BEYOND

 

 

 

Mobile Food Pantry 2011 Schedule

 

February 26 CMU’s Finch Field House

 BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

February Birthdays

20        Karen Hutslar

21        Sarah Alm

February Wedding Anniversaries

 

 

 

LINKS

Presbytery of Lake Huron www.presbylh.org

Presbyterian Church USA www.pcusa.org

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance http://pcusa.org/pda/response/usa/hurricanekatrina-index.htm